The primary vegetation was cotton in the early 1970s and 1980s at the time of the textile boom.

The brief early 1870s boom came to an abrupt end with the Panic of 1873.

"We had an early boom that was not sustainable," he said.

Besides, they add, private offices proved a recruiting advantage during Silicon Valley's earlier boom in the late 1980's.

He is sometimes credited for sustaining the early boom in the popularity of kickboxing.

A financial panic ensued, as frantic as the earlier boom.

This is a megaboom compared to earlier booms.

But today's runners are older and slower than those in the earlier boom.

After an early boom, problems with cumbersome gear slowed its growth in the mid-80's.

Didn't an earlier boom in laser weaponry produce some very nice apparatus?